Carl Mintz, of Michigan, was arrested after he allegedly made a threat toward Palestinian-Americans who live in Dearborn, a city near Detroit with a large Arab-American population. He is facing one felony count of threat of terrorism and a misdemeanor count of malicious use of telecom device. (Dearborn Police Department)
A Michigan man was arrested after he allegedly made a post on social media that threatened violence toward Palestinian Americans in Dearborn, a city near Detroit that has one of the highest populations of Arab Americans in the U.S.
Carl David Mintz, 39, is facing one felony count of threat of terrorism and a misdemeanor count of malicious use of a telecom device, the Dearborn Police Department said in a press release.
Police began investigating last Wednesday when they received an anonymous tip about a post that Mintz allegedly made online. He was arrested in his home in nearby Farmington Hills on Thursday.
“Threats of violence against our community will not be tolerated. We are pleased to see that the charges filed this weekend reflect the severity of the message of hate that this individual chose to post online last week,” Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud said in a statement.
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